Mildred S. Kingsten's Obituary
Mildred S. Kingsten, age 99, of Nashville, IL, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 1:54 p.m. in Friendship Manor, Nashville, IL.
Mildred was born on August 30, 1925 in Breman, IL, a daughter to Martin C. and Dora (Hartmann) Ruroede. On June 1, 1947, she married Elmer Kingsten and he preceded her in death on January 26, 1995. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Sparta, IL and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League. Mildred had quit school to help her father on his farm and continued that into her adulthood working alongside her husband on their farm. She always enjoyed being outside mowing, raking and bailing hay.
Survivors include her daughter, Ruth Knope of Nashville, IL; three goddaughters, Brenda Ruroede, Dinah Kaempfe, and Renee Beare; several nieces; and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elmer Kingsten; three brothers, Ernest Ruroede, Clarence Ruroede, and Edward Ruroede; and a sister, Dorothy Seemann.
Funeral services will be held at St. John Lutheran Church, Sparta, IL on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Carl Miller officiating. Interment will be in Paradise Cemetery, Bremen, IL.
Visitation will be at St. John Lutheran Church, Sparta, IL on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association or the Alzheimer's Association.
Pyatt Funeral Home, Coulterville, IL has been entrusted with arrangements.
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